Greg Hatza, a Hammond B3 organ master, is the possessor of a fiery technique and a seemingly innate feel for jazz phrasing.

Former Baltimore Colts great and fellow Reading native Lenny Moore asked Price as a teenager to perform at a club Moore was opening in Baltimore. Moore, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, became Hatza’s manager and Baltimore became Greg’s home.

Hatza’s musical education came from Moore’s friendships with many of the biggest names in jazz, such luminaries as John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, Kenny Burrell and Jimmy Smith, who became Hatza’s mentor.

When the trend toward more advanced electronic keyboard and rhythms came, Hatza adapted to the trend — switching from the Hammond B-3 to the electric keyboard and piano.

In 1994 Hatza met Joey DeFransceso, who told him the Hammond B-3 was enjoying a popular renaissance. He then formed the Greg Hatza ORGANization and has been performing and recording on the instrument non-stop ever since.